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POV: It's 2000 and you bring your VAIO in the car with hopes you could get away from the madness by driving to the cafe and playing Half-Life. You can't read the disc.
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On the side with the audio ports, there is a Philips screw. Unscrew it.
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Push the loose plastic piece, this will loosen the daughterboard from the main case.
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Open the lid, and pull up on the daughterboard enough to see the ribbon cable.
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Pull up on the ribbon cable to release it. Don't worry, if you pull it straight up, there will be no damage.
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Set the daughterboard to the side for now.
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Unscrew the Philips screw at the top of the keyboard.
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Remove the ribbon cable by pulling up on the plastic tabs on either sides of the socket with tweezers, then lifting it straight out.
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Lift the keyboard up at an angle, towards the screen.
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Note: If you hear what sounds like peeling, that's normal.
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Unscrew the screw highlighted.
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Pull the connector out of the end of the optical drive.
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Push the drive right.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. If you have any problems, please let me know in the comments.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. If you have any problems, please let me know in the comments.
